In Memoriam: Robert Chrisman
I first encountered The Black Scholar in the mid-1990s when I was an undergraduate seeking insight to the quandaries of campus race relations,.
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B&O Railroad Strike of 1887 Memoralized at Camden Yards
On Saturday morning, March 23, 2013, in Baltimore, MD, an historic marker was unveiled on South Howard Street, next to the Camden Yards.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 25, 2013
Labor History
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Robert H. Zieger Prize for Southern Labor Studies
In honor of the late Robert H. Zieger–teacher, scholar, and tireless union activist–the Southern Labor Studies Association announces that it is raising funds.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 24, 2013
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Graduate Student Travel Grants for the LAWCHA Conference
The Labor and Working-Class History Association will award four travel grants of $250 each to graduate students presenting at the June conference in.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 22, 2013
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LAWCHA Conference Registration Guide
If you are finding our conference registration process confusing, you are not alone! We have created a simple step-by-step guide to registering, including.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 21, 2013
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OpEd
Cindy Hahamovitch, “Protecting Immigrant Farm Workers,” Miami Herald OpEd
For the second time in 35 years farm employers are holding up comprehensive immigration reform by demanding a bigger and less-regulated guestworker program..
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 14, 2013
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OpEd
Nelson Lichtenstein, “Obamacare’s Other Benefit,” LA Times OpEd
“If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 13, 2013
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Brazil’s Trade Unionist Ex-President Recalls Hugo Chávez: A Translation of Lula’s Video
Over his three terms as elected President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez has been much demonized in the U.S. and international press that backs.
- by John French
- March 11, 2013
Labor History
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Bob Zieger, 1938-2013
LAWCHA mourns the loss of one of its founding members, Bob Zieger. Bob was one of LAWCHA’s first ever board members and has.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 7, 2013
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LAWCHA Conference: Registration Now LIVE
Conference goers can now register for early registration to the 2013 LAWCHA Conference, “Rights, Solidarity, and Justice,” taking place in New York City.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- March 4, 2013